Oxford United's club captain, Phil Gilchrist, has announced his retirement from the professional game.[@player]gilchrist, phil[/@player] In two separate spells at the club Gilly has clocked up 250 appearances for the Yellows, making his initial debut in a 0-0 draw against Bristol Rovers on 18 February 1995. Gilchrist was initially signed from Hartlepool United for
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Golly, Gilly’s gone
December 6, 2007Digging the Daggers (again)
December 2, 2007In the draw for the third round of the FA Cup today, the winner of the replay between Oxford United and Southend United were given a home tie against Dagenham & Redbridge.[@opponent]Dagenham and Redbridge[/@opponent] The match would most likely be played on Saturday 5 January, when United are due to welcome Altrincham to the United [ more ]
Clean sheets in the wind
December 1, 2007First the good news: Oxford United kept their third successive clean sheet, ensured their place in the draw for the third round of the FA Cup, and matched opponents Southend United, eighth in Division Three. The bad news is that today's goalless draw means another game for the Us, on Tuesday 11 December, in a [ more ]
Us ready for former peers Southend
November 30, 2007Southend United travel to Grenoble Road tomorrow for the FA Cup second round. Oxford currently lie over two divisions below the Shrimpers, although it wasn
Kiddy overcome Fever
November 26, 2007Kidderminster Fans 4 Raging Fever 3 Report filed by James Longshaw Raging Fever slumped to only their second defeat of the season at a freezing Lea Castle on Saturday morning. In a battling performance, Fever can count themselves unlucky not to get a draw at the very least. With only a bare 11 players available [ more ]
Angels to descend
November 26, 2007Oxford United have been handed a home draw against Tonbridge Angels[@opponent]tonbridge[/@opponent][@connection]tonbridge[/@connection] in the first round proper of the FA Trophy. The game is scheduled for Saturday 15 December. At the same stage of the competition last season United were handed a trip to Lewes, against whom they needed a replay before being eliminated by Halifax, [ more ]
The kids are alright
November 24, 2007Darren Patterson's unbeaten reign continued with a hard-fought 2-0 win at Kidderminster Harriers.[@news]2222[/@news][@opponent]Kidderminster Harriers[/@opponent] Playing a very young side, with two players making their debuts, the early exchanges unsurprisingly saw the home team on top, but United's back line held firm. They had a scare when Justin Richards headed against the underside of the bar [ more ]
Kidding the Kidders
November 23, 2007Darren Patterson takes charge of an Oxford United away game for the first time in the Conference tomorrow, as the Us visit Kidderminster Harriers.[@opponent]Kidderminster Harriers[/@opponent][@connection]Kidderminster Harriers[/@connection] Patto will be looking to at least maintain his unbeaten record as official boss, but really a win is (again) a necessity in order to kick-start United's bid for [ more ]
Striker balance
November 22, 2007Oxford United today signed two new strikers on loan, each for one month. First in was Ashley Barnes, from Plymouth Argyle. Barnes signed for Plymouth from Paulton Rovers, currently in the Southern League Division One South & West (the same level as Oxford City, Didcot Town, and Abingdon United). He is just 18 years old, [ more ]
Duffy off in a jiffy
November 17, 2007Darren Patterson's first managerial experience of a Conference fixture ultimately ended in disappointment, as United were unable to break down Ebbsfleet United.[@news]2219[/@news][@opponent]ebbsfleet united[/@opponent] The good news is that Ebbsfleet were equally unable to get past the Oxford defence, while both goalkeepers did their bit when they had to. The first half was a boring non-event, [ more ]